This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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米搗虫

米搗き虫、叩頭虫、額突虫
こめつきむし、ぬかずきむし、ぬかつきむし、コメツキムシ
click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)
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鞭毛虫類

べんもうちゅうるい
flagellates; mastigophorans
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鞭毛虫

べんもうちゅう
flagellate; mastigophoran
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歩行虫

筬虫
おさむし
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of subfamily Carabinae); millipede
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矢虫

やむし、ヤムシ
arrow worm (any worm of phylum Chaetognatha)
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屁っ放り虫

へっぴりむし、ヘッピリムシ
bombardier beetle (esp. species Pheropsophus jessoensis); stink bug
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木の葉虫

このはむし、コノハムシ
leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)
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毛包虫症

もうほうちゅうしょう
demodectic mange
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埋葬虫

しでむし、シデムシ
carrion beetle (any beetle of family Silphidae, incl. burying beetles)
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爬虫綱

はちゅうこう
Reptilia